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Literacy Bingo

Newport/Mesa ProLiteracy Literally Speaking: Mar/Apr 2019

BINGO is a classic game that most people are familiar with.

Did you know that BINGO actually dates back to Italy in the 1500’s? And it is still as popular as ever in schools, churches, community centers and now.... LITERACY.

From March 1st to March 31st all learners are encouraged to participate in a game of literacy BINGO.

Read, Connect, Discover challenges the learner community to read various genres, connect with other community members, and discover new experiences.

Orange squares = READ

example – read a memoir or biography

Blue squares = CONNECT

example – swap recipes with a friend

Green squares = DISCOVER

example – visit a local, state or national park  READ MORE >>

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Lives Changed Through Learning At The Adult Education Center In Pearland

ABC 13: 7.11.2019 by Elissa Rivas

At the Adult Education Center, one goal has bonded volunteer tutors and adult students for decades: the desire to develop reading and language skills, regardless of age.

"That's what I feel all the time, every time I come here," said volunteer Lou Sneddon.

One of the center's most recent success stories is adult learner Francisco Otero. He worked at Baker Hughes in his native country of Venezuela, but with limited English skills, he was forced to take a job at a bakery when he came to the U.S.

The free tutoring has helped him return to the work he loves, and he's once again employed at Baker Hughes.

"I knew that this is the, the way to, to improve our life," says Otero. "I have to give stability, security to my family."

It's those kinds of results that keep volunteers engaged in their work.  WATCH 02:34

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Overcoming Adversity, Excelling In Adult Education

NBC 29: 7.11.2019 by Moriah Davis

A refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo is receiving recognition for being a true testament of overcoming adversity.

Now living in Charlottesville, he’s receiving a national award for his efforts in the community and excelling in his education.

Bashiri Salumu has been in the United States since 2012 after coming from a refugee camp in Zambia trying to get away from a civil war.

Now, he will be honored as the Dollar General Student of the Year.

“We walked 11 months, it was 11 months,” Salumu said. “It was me, my young brother, and my young sister."

After walking hundreds of miles through the Congo to reach a refugee camp, Bushiri Salumu continues to put one foot in front of the other.

“When I lost my parents it was 2007, so I decided to leave the Congo and went to a refugee camp,” Salumu said. “I lived in a refugee camp for four years. After that, I tried to seek asylum in a refugee camp and then my application was selected here in the United States."

When he finally made it to the U.S., he spoke no English.

He started taking classes with the International Rescue Committee and worked with the Literacy Volunteers of Charlottesville-Albemarle to earn his GED and citizenship. READ MORE >>